College of the Canyons Academic Senate

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The Senate's 10+1 Responsibilities:

The Academic Senate serves as the official voice of the faculty in academic and professional matters. Pursuant to California Administrative Code of Regulations - Title 5, Section 53200, the Academic Senate is a faculty organization whose primary function is to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on 10+1 academic and professional matters. Each local A

cademic Senate works with its local Board of Trustees to establish policy determining on which of the responsibilities the Board with rely primarily upon the advice of the Senate and on which of the responsibilities the Board will reach mutual agreement with the Senate. At COC, those matters in which the Board of Trustees will rely primarily on the advice and judgment of the Academic Senate are:
1. The development of curriculum, including the establishment of prerequisites and
planning of course disciplines
2. The determination of degree and certificate requirements
3. The establishment and review of grading policies
4. The establishment of standards and policies regarding student preparation and success
5. The appointment of faculty members to District and College committees
6. The development of processes for program review. At COC, those matters in which the Board of Trustees and the Senate obligate themselves to reach
mutual agreement resulting in written resolution, regulations or policy are:
7. The development of new educational programs
8. District governance processes (except 5 above)
9. The delineation of faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes
10.The determination of processes to be utilized in institutional planning and budgeting and
11.Other academic and professional matters.

College of the Canyons Rising Scholars program named the 2025-26 Exemplary Program Award winner by the Academic Senate f...
01/15/2026

College of the Canyons Rising Scholars program named the 2025-26 Exemplary Program Award winner by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC), presented by the CA Board of Governors.

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to our very own Vice President & Rising Scholars Coordinator, Garrett Rieck and Diane Avery dean of academic innovation and continuing education for all their hard work with this program. 👏👏👏

Rising Scholars Program Earns 2025-26 Exemplary Program Award - https://mailchi.mp/canyons.edu/rising-scholars-program-earns-2025-26-exemplary-program-award-13890785

Congratulations to Dr. Eddie Becton on his Scholarly Committee presentation on “The Soul of a Nation: A History of Black...
11/20/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Eddie Becton on his Scholarly Committee presentation on “The Soul of a Nation: A History of Black Mudic Informing American Democracy.” Event took place on November 13th, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Coc performing art Center. 👏🎉✨🎉✨👏✨🎉👏✨🎉👏

Special thanks to Tricia George and Katie Coleman for co-hosting 'Creating an Inclusive Culture through Trauma-informed ...
06/20/2024

Special thanks to Tricia George and Katie Coleman for co-hosting 'Creating an Inclusive Culture through Trauma-informed Healing Practices,' a two-day workshop presented by SAGELY consultants. Faculty members in attendance will receive FLEX credit.

SESSION #1 (June 20th)
SESSION #2 (June 21st)

We were delighted to have presented David C. Andrus with an Academic Senate Special Resolution. David has served two con...
06/02/2024

We were delighted to have presented David C. Andrus with an Academic Senate Special Resolution. David has served two consecutive terms as President from 2020 to 2024, his dedication, commitment and leadership to the Senate and faculty have proven invaluable. We will surely miss David and we welcome incoming new President Lisa Hooper! 🎉😀😊

We would like to express our appreciation to all faculty who attended the end-of-year celebration 🎉on Thursday, May 30th...
06/02/2024

We would like to express our appreciation to all faculty who attended the end-of-year celebration 🎉on Thursday, May 30th. Your dedication to the academic growth and development of our students is truly remarkable.

Special thank you to Emeritus Professor Michael Dermody for being our Master of Ceremonies.

Congratulations to our distinguished recipients of the Academic Senate Faculty Awards for the 2023-2024 Academic Year! 🎉...
06/02/2024

Congratulations to our distinguished recipients of the Academic Senate Faculty Awards for the 2023-2024 Academic Year! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Dr. Dustin Silva, Mathematics Instructor, is the proud recipient of the Governance Award. 🥇

Dr. Miriam Golbert, Biology Instructor, has been recognized with the International Program Award. 🥇

Professor Gary Collis, Esq., Business Instructor, has been honored with the Collegiality & Citizenship Award. 🥇

Congratulations to our very own full time faculty member Dr. Julie Johnson on leading an amazing talk with Civil Rights ...
09/20/2023

Congratulations to our very own full time faculty member Dr. Julie Johnson on leading an amazing talk with Civil Rights icon Dolores Huerta! 🎉👏🎉👏🎉👏

Congratulations 🎉 to all faculty awards recipients for 2022-2023. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our...
06/02/2023

Congratulations 🎉 to all faculty awards recipients for 2022-2023. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our students.

🔸Academic Senate Historian Emeritus bestowed to Michael Dermody!
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🔹Diversity Award awarded to Dr. Alene Terzian
🔸International Education Award awarded to Dr. Sab Matsumoto
🔹Exemplary Policy Award awarded to Dr. Patty Robinson-Civic Engagement Program
🔸Collegiality and College Citizenship Award awarded to Dr. Brent Riffel

Thank you to all Academic Senate Senators for all your hard work and for your time serving on Senate. We appreciate you!...
06/02/2023

Thank you to all Academic Senate Senators for all your hard work and for your time serving on Senate. We appreciate you! 😊🙌

Thank you to all who attended todays Faculty Collegial Celebration! 🎉
06/02/2023

Thank you to all who attended todays Faculty Collegial Celebration! 🎉

Congratulations! 🎉to our colleague, Professor Angeli Francois for being a recipient of the 2022/23 Academic Senate for C...
02/16/2023

Congratulations! 🎉to our colleague, Professor Angeli Francois for being a recipient of the 2022/23 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Hayward Award 🏆for Excellence in Education. Angeli was nominated for this award by the Executive Committee of the COC Academic Senate. The Board of Governors for California Community Colleges will present the award at its March 20, 2023 meeting. We are all proud to have Angeli as our colleague! 😀🎉😀🎉😀🎉😀🎉😀🎉😀🎉😀🎉

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